Circling the Hexagon - CycleBlaze

Circling the Hexagon

Another near year of cycling adventures around France and the Continent

By Susan Carpenter
1,702 miles (2,739 km) over 284 days since Apr. 19, 2025
The Plan heart 32
To Paris heart 61
A Week in Paris heart 116

Noyers-sur-Serein
To Noyers-sur-Serein heart 59
A Duo of Day Rides heart 138
A Short Loop Around the Serein heart 76
To Avallon for Lunch heart 149
A Day off in Noyers heart 57
Loop ride to Viviers heart 96

Rendezvous in the Alps
To Semur-en-Auxois heart 177
To Pouilly-en-Auxois heart 91
To Beaune heart 127
Liberty Day in Beaune heart 52
To Saint-Germain-du-Bois heart 79
To/In Bourg-en-Bresse heart 69
To Vertrieu heart 105
To Belley heart 64
To Seyssel heart 100
To Annecy heart 55
Loop Around Lake Annecy heart 75
Col de Leschaux heart 115
An Aimless Walk in Annecy heart 63
To Chambéry heart 67
Mont du Chat Tunnel heart 138
To/In Grenoble heart 75
Drac River Ride heart 66
To Pont-en-Royans heart 81
Loop-en-Royans heart 62
Gorges de la Bourne heart 78
A Lazy Ride to La Sône heart 49
To Valence heart 61
To Paris heart 30

Paris Interlude
Week One heart 58
Week Two heart 71

Les Pyrénées
Toulouse heart 145
To Perpignan heart 76
To Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet heart 111
To Espéraza heart 97
To Mirepoix heart 113
To Foix heart 43
To Saint-Girons heart 74
In Saint-Girons heart 51
To Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges heart 85
To/In Arreau heart 65
To Sainte-Marie de Campan heart 162
In Sainte-Marie de Campan heart 70
To/In Argelès-Gazost heart 102
To/In Pau heart 68
To Orthez heart 68
To Hastingues heart 85
To/In Biarritz heart 122
To Paris heart 47

Paris in July
A Long Pause in Paris - Part 1 heart 21
A Long Pause in Paris - Part 2 heart 105
Day Ride to Versailles heart 46
Flexibility is Not Overrated heart 19

Along the Western Front
To Metz heart 69
To Val de Briey heart 82
To Verdun heart 79
To Dun-sur-Meuse heart 87
To Mouzon heart 109
To Charleville-Mézières heart 95
To Girondelle heart 120
To Les Etangs des Moines heart 78
To/In Le Cateau-Cambrésis heart 58
To/In Lille heart 112
To Ypres heart 118
To/In Dunkirk heart 157
To Paris heart 20

Scotland
Edinburgh heart 55
Isle of Kerrera heart 63
Eilean Donan Castle and Ben Tiannavaig heart 85
Isle of Sky - Loch Brittle Hike heart 133
Isle of Skye - The Quiraing Massif heart 112
Wrapping up Scotland heart 120

Germany and Hungary
To/In Gauting heart 55
To Györ heart 156
To/In Komárno heart 170
To Štúrovo heart 80
To Vác heart 150
To Szentendre heart 97
In Szentendre heart 68
To Budapest heart 107
Two Days in Budapest heart 95
Return to Gauting heart 42